Bar Start time

[swcooke]

I see that I can use Time[0] to get the current bar end time. Is there a direct way to get the bar start time as well from inside OnBarUpdate?

[NinjaTrader_Jim]

Hello swooke,

Thanks for your post.

You could use Calculate.OnEachTick and then check DateTime.Now on IsFirstTickOfBar which will tell you the time of the tick that opened the bar.

This would only work for realtime data and would not be relevant for backtesting. If you want a backtestable solution, I recommend adding a single tick data series and checking the timestamp of the tick that occurs just after the bar closure for the primary bar is seen.

IsFirstTickOfBar - https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...ttickofbar.htm

Multi Time Frame and Instruments - https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...nstruments.htm

Please let me know if there is anything else we can do to help.

[swcooke]

Thanks Jim,

Just one other quick question. How can I get the distance between each candle body? For example, in the screencast link below, I pointed to the gap with a red arrow. I tried BarMarginLeft but that always returns 8 pixels. Here is the screenshot:

https://www.screencast.com/t/ypZaf5i7cukS

[NinjaTrader_Jim]

Hello swooke.

Thanks for the question.

I believe you are looking for ChartControl.Properties.BarDistance.

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/en-us/chartcontrol_properties.htm

Please let me know if there is anything else we can do to help.